It could only come with 2016’s amazing Year of Furry. From Zootopia’s billion-dollar success, to Fursonas (the first movie about furries with mainstream distribution), to the continued explosion of cons, there’s much more to come.

Furry party posters from the 1980’s.

In the 1980’s, sci-fi cons gathered fans of funny-animal cartoons for room parties. Mark Merlino and Rod O’Riley have the Prancing Skiltaire furry house in So Cal that has posted some of their party flyer collection. There was drama about the “furries” being weird, because that stuff isn’t for grown-ups is it? So in 1989 they got their own con, ConFurence. Look at how they multiplied like bunnies. Now it’s too late to stop them. Just don’t let anyone with a time machine go back and change the flyers to send them to Floor 13.

South Africa’s Furry Times Magazine.

In 30 years of history, this fandom has spread far and wide. Here’s a newly launched and free magazine from a far corner of the Furrysphere. It’s basic but it would be nice to see more presentation like that.

EZ Wolf’s nature mockumentary.

Congoer dies of natural causes during Furry Migration in Minneapolis.

We are sad to confirm the loss of a congoer last night; authorities indicate natural causes. An earlier alcohol based incident was unrelated

I heard Rocko went to the hospital with a broken arm, broken back, fractured ankles, broken ribs, and has a year of rehab ahead. Poor Rocko! Send him hugs and tell him to hang in there. If the world ever looks upside down, always ask a furry friend to help you stay on your paws.

Visited @RockoTheFox tonight. He's got a long road to recovery, but he appreciates all the supportive furries who've written to him.

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One Response to “NEWSDUMP: Four cons for Pacific Northwest, history and scandal in the fandom – (9/15/16)”

Thank you, Dogpatch Press, for the story on the old con posters from Skiltaire house. And thank you Mark and Rod for making them available. I got the reference to Max Headroom because I’m, you know, old enough to have seen the TV series. I wish I could have been at those original furcons.